The changing geography of US ag
Alan Guebert reflects on how agricultural land in the U.S., and how much land is being utilized for agriculture, has changed over the years.
Cotton program could be costly for 2018 farm bill
Alan Guebert believes the cotton gang sees the disaster relief bill as an opening to take another shot at a new payment scheme it has wanted for years.
The world’s most important food faces uncertain future
As the world heats up, rice farmers are facing never-before-seen problems that will require never-before-seen solutions that will take years to implement.
For the record: Gov. Mike Pence on agriculture’s biggest issues
Trump’s anti-trade tirades and Pence’s flip-flops on key farm and ranch issues such as the Farm Bill and renewable fuels could be bad for agriculture.
Co-ops like CHS at tipping point
Ag co-op giant, CHS Inc. says it needs to update bylaws to ensure locals “operate on a cooperative basis or be an organization primarily owned and controlled by a member cooperative."
Focus on the future to improve the meatpacking industry
Alan Guebert shares his thoughts on how the government can improve the meatpacking industry, stating hearings should focus on the future, not the past.
The troubling dairy economy
Alan Guebert reflects on what lies ahead for the dairy industry.
Will the ‘real rural’ please stand up?
Of all the places you’d expect to see a fight between the hard face of ag economics and the warm heart of rural America, it wouldn't be the New York Times.
Guebert to hog farms: I told you so
(NOTE: Below is the second of a two columns on a now-collapsing, multimillion-dollar farmer-owned cooperative.
Riding the metal wave left by my iron-bending Uncle Honey
Alan Guebert returned to the fields of his youth with a metal detector more advanced than the one he used 40 years ago. Find out what he uncovered.
